Omura, Osaka

Fumihiko Omura, Osaka JP

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20090041889

Gene Encoding Protein With Vicinal Diketone or Diacetyl-Reducing Activity and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a gene encoding a protein having a vicinal diketone or diacetyl-reducing activity and use thereof, in particular, a brewery yeast for producing alcoholic beverages with superior flavor, alcoholic beverages produced with said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. More particularly, the present invention relates to a yeast, whose capability of producing vicinal diketones, especially diacetyl, that are responsible for off-flavors in products, is reduced by amplifying expression level of MMF1 gene encoding a protein (Mmflp) having a vicinal diketone or diacetyl-reducing activity, especially the non-ScMMF1 gene or ScMMF1 gene specific to a lager brewing yeast, and to a method for producing alcoholic beverages with said yeast.

02-12-2009

20090047380

Catalase gene and use thereof - The present invention relates to a gene encoding a catalase and use thereof, in particular, a brewery yeast having high sulfite-producing capability, alcoholic beverages produced with said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. More particularly, the present invention relates to a yeast, whose capability of producing sulfite, that contribute to stability of flavor in products, is enhanced by amplifying expression level of CTA1 gene encoding a catalase Cta1p, especially non-ScCTA1 gene or ScCTA1 gene specific to a lager brewing yeast, and to a method for producing alcoholic beverages with said yeast.

02-19-2009

20090130255

Catalase Gene and Use Thereof - The present invention relates to a gene encoding a catalase and use thereof, in particular, a brewery yeast having high sulfite-producing capability, alcoholic beverages produced with said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. More particularly, the present invention relates to a yeast, whose capability of producing sulfite, that contribute to stability of flavor in products, is enhanced by amplifying expression level of CTT1 gene encoding a catalase Ctt1p, especially non-ScCTT1 gene or ScCTT1 gene specific to a lager brewing yeast, and to a method for producing alcoholic beverages with said yeast.

05-21-2009

20100272855

HYBRID ALPHA-GLUCOSIDE TRANSPORTER - The present invention relates to alpha-glucoside transporters which can promote assimilation of maltose/maltotriose contained in wort, etc., and so on. Especially in relation to glucose-induced inactivation/degradation, the present invention relates to alpha-glucoside transporters which are less susceptible to glucose-induced inactivation/degradation and can take up maltotriose like AGT1, by constructing the hybrid of AGT1 and MAL21. By using, e.g., a yeast expressing the alpha-glucoside transporter of the present invention, the fermentation rate of moromi mash containing oligosaccharides such as maltose/maltotriose can be accelerated.

10-28-2010

20100285173

GLUCOSE-INDUCED INACTIVATION/DEGRADATION-RESISTANT TRANSPORTER GENE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly to a brewery yeast having excellent assimilability of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage produced using the yeast, and so on. In particular, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation resistant transporter such as Mal21p, etc., a gene encoding the same, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using the same; and so on.

11-11-2010

20110027414

MUTANT ILV5 GENE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a mutant acetohydroxy-acid reductoisomerase gene (mutant ILV5 gene) and use thereof, in particular, a brewery yeast for producing alcoholic beverages with superior flavor, alcoholic beverages produced with said yeast, and a method for producing said beverages. According to the method for producing alcoholic beverages of the present invention, because of reduction of the production of VDKs, especially DA, which are responsible for off-flavors in products, alcoholic beverages with superior flavor can be produced.

02-03-2011

20110104331

GLUCOSE-INDUCED INACTIVATION/DEGRADATION-RESISTANT TRANSPORTER GENE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly, to a brewing yeast having excellent assimilation of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage prepared using the yeast, a method of producing the alcoholic beverage, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter including Mal21p, mutant Mal31p, mutant Mal61p, mutant Mtt1p, mutant Agt1p, etc., a gene encoding the transporter, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using thereof, and so on.

05-05-2011

20140248689

GLUCOSE-INDUCED INACTIVATION/DEGRADATION-RESISTANT TRANSPORTER GENE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter gene and use thereof, and more particularly, to a brewing yeast having excellent assimilation of oligosaccharides (maltose, maltotriose, etc.), an alcoholic beverage prepared using the yeast, a method of producing the alcoholic beverage, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a glucose-induced inactivation/degradation-resistant transporter including Mal21p, mutant Mal31p, mutant Mal61p, mutant Mtt1p, mutant Agt1p, etc., a gene encoding the transporter, a method of producing an alcoholic beverage using thereof, and so on.

09-04-2014

Patent applications by Fumihiko Omura, Osaka JP

Hiroyoshi Omura, Osaka JP

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20090179528

Drive Unit and Image Forming Apparatus Equipped with the Same - A drive unit includes a motor being a drive source, a velocity reduction gear for reducing the revolution of the motor, an output shaft for connecting the velocity reduction gear to the rotation shaft of a photosensitive drum, and a velocity detection mechanism including an encoder and sensor members and detecting the revolution of the output shaft. The velocity reduction gear and the velocity detection mechanism are placed in a unit housing including a housing body made of a resin with one end opened and a support plate made of metal closing the opening of the housing body, and the output shaft is rotatably supported by the housing body and the support plate.

Kazuhiro Omura, Osaka JP

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20110045760

VENTILATION MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a ventilation member with high chemical resistance, weatherability, and ozone resistance. The ventilation member of the present invention is a ventilation member including: a support body

02-24-2011

Koji Omura, Osaka JP

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20130146937

MOUNTING SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND LAMP - A substrate having a mounting surface on which an LED is mounted, including: a conductive member provided on the mounting surface and including an electrode and wiring which are electrically connected to the LED; a fitting portion to which a metal body is fitted; and a discharge-reducing portion provided between the conductive member and the fitting portion and having a face tilted with respect to a surface of the mounting substrate, thereby increasing a creeping distance between the conductive member and the fitting portion compared to the case where the discharge-reducing portion is not provided.

06-13-2013

20130147348

MOUNTING BOARD, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LAMP - A mounting board is provided which is translucent and has a surface on which an LED is mounted. The mounting board includes a sintered body film having a wavelength shifter which converts a wavelength of light and a sintering binder made of an inorganic material. The wavelength shifter converts a wavelength of light proceeding toward the surface on which the LED is mounted among light emitted by the LED and radiates wavelength-converted light. The sintering binder transmits the light emitted by the LED and the wavelength-converted light.

06-13-2013

Tomohiko Omura, Osaka JP

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20080216928

Seamless steel pipe for line pipe and a method for its manufacture - A seamless steel pipe for line pipe having high strength and stable toughness and having resistance to sulfide corrosion cracking at low temperatures to room temperature is provided. A seamless steel pipe according to the present invention has a chemical composition comprising, in mass percent, C: 0.03-0.08%, Si: 0.05-0.5%, Mn: 1.0-3.0%, Mo: greater than 0.4% to 1.2%, Al: 0.005-0.100%, Ca: 0.001-0.005%, a remainder of Fe and impurities including N, P, S, O, and Cu, with the impurities containing at most 0.01% of N, at most 0.05% of P, at most 0.01% of S, at most 0.01% of O, and at most 0.1% of Cu, and having a microstructure comprising a bainitic-martensitic dual phase structure.

09-11-2008

20090047166

Low alloy steel, seamless steel oil country tubular goods, and method for producing seamless steel pipe - A low alloy steel comprising, by mass %, C: 0.10 to 0.20%, Si: 0.05 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.5%, Cr: 1.0 to 2.0%, Mo: 0.05 to 2.0%, Al: 0.10 % or less and Ti: 0.002 to 0.05%, and with a Ceq value obtained by the following formula (1) of 0.65 or more, with the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, P is 0.025% or less, S is 0.010% or less, N is 0.007% or less, and B is less than 0.0003%, and the number per unit area of M

02-19-2009

20090098403

Low alloy steel for oil country tubular goods and seamless steel pipe - A low alloy steel is provided for oil country tubular goods with a yield strength between 654 MPa and 757 MPa, and possessing excellent resistance to HIC and SSC in high-pressure hydrogen sulfides environment, and comprising, by mass %: 0.10 to 0.60% C; 0.05 to 0.5% Si; 0.05 to 3.0% Mn; 0.025% or less P; 0.010% or less S; 0.005 to 0.10% Al; 0.01% or less O (oxygen); 3.0% or less Cr; and 3.0% or less Mo, wherein the amount of Cr and Mo content is 1.2% or more, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and the number of nonmetallic inclusions whose major axis is 10 μm or more is 10 per square millimeter in the inspected cross section. The present invention provides a low alloy steel for oil country tubular goods possessing excellent resistance to sulfide stress cracking, and a seamless steel pipe.

04-16-2009

20090285713

LOW ALLOY STEEL FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN GAS ENVIRONMENT AND CONTAINER FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN - Provided is a low alloy steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas environments, which contains, by mass percent, C: 0.15 to 0.60%, Si: 0.05 to 0.5%, Mn: 0.05 to 3.0%, P: not more than 0.025%, S: not more than 0.010%, Al: 0.005 to 0.10%, Mo: 0.5 to 3.0%, V: 0.05 to 0.30%, O (oxygen): not more than 0.01%, N: not more than 0.03%, and the balance Fe and impurities, and has tensile strength of not less than 900 MPa. This low alloy steel desirably contains B of 0.0003 to 0.003%, but in this case, N is limited to not more than 0.010%. It is desirable to contain at least one among Cr, Nb, Ti, Zr, and Ca. The contents of Mo and V desirably satisfy the following formula (1):

11-19-2009

20100071509

METHOD OF PRODUCING STEEL FOR STEEL PIPE EXCELLENT IN SOUR-RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE - The steel for steel pipes of the present invention is the one for steel pipes excellent in sour-resistance performance including C, Mn, Si, P, S, Ti, Al, Ca, N and O, and optionally including a predetermined amount of one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, B and Nb, in which inclusions in the steel have Ca, Al, O and S as main components, the CaO content in the inclusions is 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel (ppm) to the CaO content in the inclusions (%) is from 0.28 to 2.0, and the CaS content in the inclusions is 25% or less. In addition, the method of producing steel for steel pipes of the present invention is to produce steel for steel pipes in which Ca is added so that the ratio of the N content in the steel to the amount of Ca addition (kg/t) into the molten steel is from 200 to 857. According to the production method of the present invention, a slag composition, temperature-raising heating of molten steel, stirring treatment of molten steel and slag, and the Ca addition are optimized, whereby high-strength HIC resistant steel for steel pipes that exhibit excellent sour-resistance performance and cleanliness can be stably manufactured.

03-25-2010

20110064649

AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR HYDROGEN GAS AND A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An austenitic stainless steel for use in a hydrogen gas atmosphere comprises, in mass %, C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 0.01 to 30%, P: 0.040% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 5.0 to 30%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.001 to 0.30% with the balance Fe and inevitable impurities. An X-ray (111) integration intensity of a cross section along the direction rectangular to the working direction is five times that in a random direction or less, and the X-ray integration intensity ratio of a cross section along the working direction satisfies I(220)/I(111)≦10. The high strength steel can also contain one or more of the groups of Mo and W; V, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr and Hf; B; Cu and Co; Mg, Ca, La, Ce, Y, Sm, Pr and Nd.

03-17-2011

20110209581

METHOD OF PRODUCING STEEL FOR STEEL PIPE EXCELLENT IN SOUR-RESISTANCE PERFORMANCE - The steel for steel pipes of the present invention is the one for steel pipes excellent in sour-resistance performance including C, Mn, Si, P, S, Ti, Al, Ca, N and O, and optionally including a predetermined amount of one or more of Cr, Ni, Cu, Mo, V, B and Nb, in which inclusions in the steel have Ca, Al, O and S as main components, the CaO content in the inclusions is 30 to 80%, the ratio of the N content in the steel (ppm) to the CaO content in the inclusions (%) is from 0.28 to 2.0, and the CaS content in the inclusions is 25% or less. In addition, the method of producing steel for steel pipes of the present invention is to produce steel for steel pipes in which Ca is added so that the ratio of the N content in the steel to the amount of Ca addition (kg/t) into the molten steel is from 200 to 857. According to the production method of the present invention, a slag composition, temperature-raising heating of molten steel, stirring treatment of molten steel and slag, and the Ca addition are optimized, whereby high-strength HIC resistant steel for steel pipes that exhibit excellent sour-resistance performance and cleanliness can be stably manufactured.

09-01-2011

20110297279

METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE FOR OIL WELLS EXCELLENT IN SULFIDE STRESS CRACKING RESISTANCE - A high-strength seamless steel pipe for oil wells excellent in sulfide stress cracking resistance which comprises, on the percent by mass basis, C: 0.1 to 0.20%, Si: 0.05 to 1.0%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.0%, Cr: 0.05 to 1.5%, Mo: 0.05 to 1.0%, Al: 0.10% or less, Ti: 0.002 to 0.05% and B: 0.0003 to 0.005%, with a value of equation “C+(Mn/6)+(Cr/5)+(Mo/3)” of 0.43 or more, with the balance being Fe and impurities, and in the impurities P: 0.025% or less, S: 0.010% or less and N: 0.007% or less. The seamless steel pipe may contain a specified amount of one or more element(s) of V and Nb, and/or a specified amount of one or more element(s) of Ca, Mg and REM. The seamless steel pipe can be produced at a low cost by adapting an in-line tube making and heat treatment process having a high production efficiency since a reheating treatment for refinement of grains is not required.

12-08-2011

20140017111

HIGH-STRENGTH AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN GAS - There is provided an austenitic stainless steel for high-pressure hydrogen gas consisting, by mass percent, of C: 0.10% or less, Si: 1.0% or less, Mn: 3% or more to less than 7%, Cr: 15 to 30%, Ni: 10% or more to less than 17%, Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.10 to 0.50%, and at least one kind of V: 0.01 to 1.0% and Nb: 0.01 to 0.50%, the balance being Fe and impurities, wherein in the impurities, the P content is 0.050% or less and the S content is 0.050% or less, the tensile strength is 800 MPa or higher, the grain size number (ASTM E112) is No. 8 or higher, and alloy carbo-nitrides having a maximum diameter of 50 to 1000 nm are contained in the number of 0.4/μm

Yutaka Omura, Osaka JP

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20090052204

Surface Light Emitting Apparatus - The present invention provides a thin, low-power consumption, lightweight, and inexpensive surface light emitting apparatus using LEDs in conjunction with a light conducting member having a plurality of light conducting rods. More specifically, the surface light emitting apparatus of the invention comprises: a light conducting member constructed from a plurality of light conducting rods and having an end face and a light-emitting face; a light source for emitting light into the light conducting member through the end face; and light deflecting means for causing the light introduced through the end face of the light conducting member to emerge from the light-emitting face of the light conducting member.

02-26-2009

20090122575

Surface Light Emitting Apparatus and Method of Light Emission for Surface Light Emitting Apparatus - An object of the invention is to provide a thin, low-power consumption, light-weight, and inexpensive surface light emitting apparatus using a hollow multilayer structure in combination with LEDs, and a method of light emission for the same. More specifically, the invention provides a surface light emitting apparatus comprising: a hollow multilayer structure formed from a plurality of hollow cells; a light source for emitting light into the hollow multilayer structure through an end face thereof containing a cell opening; and optical means for causing the light introduced through the cell opening-containing end face of the hollow multilayer structure to emerge from a surface of the hollow multilayer structure.